Daniel 5
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Daniel 5:10-17

10The queenH4433 enteredH5954 the banquetH4961 1hallH1005 becauseH6903 of the wordsH4406 of the kingH4430 and his noblesH7261; the queenH4433 beganH6032 toH6032 speakH6032 and saidH560, “2O kingH4430, liveH2418 foreverH5957! Do not let your thoughtsH7476 alarmH927 you or your 3faceH2122 be paleH8133. 11ThereH383 isH383 a 4manH1400 in your kingdomH4437 in whomH1768 is 5a 6spiritH7308 of the holyH6922 godsH426; and in the daysH3118 of your fatherH2, illuminationH5094, insightH7924, and wisdomH2452 like the wisdomH2452 of the godsH426 were foundH7912 in him. And KingH4430 NebuchadnezzarH5020, your fatherH2--your fatherH2 78the kingH4430--appointedH6966 him chiefH7229 of the soothsayerH2749 priestsH2749, sorcerersH826, ChaldeansH3779, and divinersH1505. 12This was becauseH6903H1768 an 9extraordinaryH3493 spiritH7308, knowledgeH4486 and insightH7924, interpretationH6590 of dreamsH2493, explanationH263 of riddlesH280, and solvingH8271 of difficultH7001 problemsH7001 were foundH7912 in this DanielH1841, whomH1768 the kingH4430 namedH8036 10BelteshazzarH1096. Let DanielH1841 nowH3705 be summonedH7123 and he will declareH2331 the interpretationH6591.”

13ThenH116 DanielH1841 was broughtH5954 inH5954 beforeH6925 the kingH4430. The kingH4430 beganH6032 speakingH6032 and saidH560 to DanielH1841, “Are you that DanielH1841 whoH1768 is one of the 1112exilesH1123H1547 from JudahH3061, whomH1768 my fatherH2 the kingH4430 13broughtH858 from JudahH3061? 14Now I have heardH8086 aboutH5922 you that 14a spiritH7308 of the godsH426 is in you, and that illuminationH5094, insightH7924, and extraordinaryH3493 wisdomH2452 have been foundH7912 in you. 15Just nowH3705 the 15wiseH2445 menH2445 and the sorcerersH826 were broughtH5954 inH5954 beforeH6925 me to readH7123 thisH1836 inscriptionH3792 and makeH3046 its interpretationH6591 knownH3046 to me, but they 16couldH3546 not declareH2331 the interpretationH6591 of the 17messageH4406. 16But I personallyH576 have heardH8086 aboutH5922 you, that you are ableH3202 to giveH6590 interpretationsH6590 and solveH8271 difficultH7001 problemsH7001. NowH3705 ifH2006 you are ableH3202 to readH7123 the inscriptionH3792 and makeH3046 its 18interpretationH6591 knownH3046 to me, you will be 19clothedH3848 with purpleH711 and wear a necklaceH2002 of goldH1722 aroundH5922 your neckH6676, and you will haveH7981 authorityH7981 as the thirdH8531 ruler in the kingdomH4437.”

17ThenH116 DanielH1841 repliedH6032 and saidH560 beforeH6925 the kingH4430, “20Keep your 21giftsH4978 for yourself or giveH3052 your rewardsH5023 to someoneH321 elseH321; howeverH1297, I will readH7123 the inscriptionH3792 to the kingH4430 and makeH3046 the interpretationH6591 knownH3046 to him.

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Notes

  1. 1. Daniel 5:10 Lit house ↩
  2. 2. Daniel 5:10 Dan 3:9; 6:6 ↩
  3. 3. Daniel 5:10 Lit brightness be changed ↩
  4. 4. Daniel 5:11 Gen 41:11-15; Dan 2:47 ↩
  5. 5. Daniel 5:11 Or possibly the Spirit of the holy God ↩
  6. 6. Daniel 5:11 Dan 4:8, 9, 18; 5:14 ↩
  7. 7. Daniel 5:11 Or O king ↩
  8. 8. Daniel 5:11 Dan 2:48 ↩
  9. 9. Daniel 5:12 Dan 5:14; 6:3 ↩
  10. 10. Daniel 5:12 Dan 1:7; 4:8 ↩
  11. 11. Daniel 5:13 Lit sons of the exile ↩
  12. 12. Daniel 5:13 Ezra 4:1; 6:16, 19, 20; Dan 2:25; 6:13 ↩
  13. 13. Daniel 5:13 Dan 1:1, 2 ↩
  14. 14. Daniel 5:14 Or possibly the Spirit of God ↩
  15. 15. Daniel 5:15 Dan 5:7 ↩
  16. 16. Daniel 5:15 Is 47:12f; Dan 5:8 ↩
  17. 17. Daniel 5:15 Lit word ↩
  18. 18. Daniel 5:16 Gen 40:8 ↩
  19. 19. Daniel 5:16 Dan 5:7, 29 ↩
  20. 20. Daniel 5:17 Lit Let...be for ↩
  21. 21. Daniel 5:17 2 Kin 5:16 ↩

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